The Magician is the 1st Trump in the Major Arcana representing yang energy and the masculine power. The Magician is also represented by the planet Mercury - ruling communication, wisdom, will, and action in all forms and phases. The Magician is often symbolic of having strength of will to create your own life; to make the magic real for you. This card symbolizes the ability to communicate and control your environment, to focus your energy and concentrate. The Magician is about making your will into reality, manifesting your hopes and dreams into your life. 

The dark outfitted figure on the Fradella Adventure Magician card is Pulsar.  His "superpower" is an extraordinary engineering ability that allows him to create the tools he needs to do the job.  The figure on the Anna K Magician is a man with a long gray beard dressed in robes with his tools on the altar before him.  A spiral of energy hovers in the air above his left hand - obviously something he has conjured through his will.  With both of these men, they are able to create wonders things through a combination of skill and will.  One without the other would not serve either of their purposes.

This message was sorely needed today.  We were finally able to get someone from the visiting nurse program to visit Smitty & Edward.  She came with a public  health nurse from DSS.  They were very nice and asked a lot of questions about Edward, Smitty and the house.  John and I answered as best we could.  Smitty was there but it was obvious that she was so frightened that these women would take Edward away that she could barely speak.  On the plus side I think these ladies got a clear picture of how much assistance they need and how close Smitty and Edward are as well as John and Edward.  He might be skinny but he's definitely not abused or neglected.

The bottom line is that they can't help us unless we can find a doctor to examine Edward.  They were able to confirm that he has a fungal infection on his foot and it's now spread from his big toe to the other toes.  So that really needs to be taken care of by a professional.  As nice as they were, it was a very stressful and frustrating experience.  We keep running around in circles and it seems like there is no way out.  At least we feel better because we've gotten Edward into the system a little bit.

What made us both feel better was when we realized that these women could not take Edward out of the house.  John's and Smitty's fear was that they would take Edward if they didn't like what they saw.  The reality is that much like a mandated reported of child abuse - they are not authorized to remove him from the house.  They can file a report with the proper department or even call the police if they feel the situation is life threatening, but they cannot remove him.  Once they both understood that I think it relaxed John and Smitty.  It gave them a feeling of control over the situation. 

Of course once it was all over we were brain fried.  All I wanted to do was go home and sleep.  Dealing with government bureaucracies, no matter how nice or helpful, is still a frustrating and overwhelming experience.  At least that's behind us now and we can move forward with a slightly clearer idea of what we need to do.